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The
January Invitiational,
Call for artists for the Winter Art Festival, Wine About
Winter, Community
News |
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January Artists' Invitational
January 3 through January 28, 2011 Opening
Reception - January 7
Many artists will show their paintings, drawings and sculptures in
our invitational show during the month of January. So far the
artists who will be in the show are: Jane Ewing, Sue Heath, Sara
Schwartz, Lisa Medendorp, Christi Dreese-Carter, Krystyna Rosas, Alan
Rosas, Michael Moynihan, Agnes Fisher, Julie Teft, Chris Brown, Renee
Nienow, Mike McClung, LeeAnn Frame, Virginia Kunst, Patty Warner, Autumn
Aslakson, Angie Briggs Johnson and the list keeps
growing! The opening
reception will be Friday, January 7 from 5:30 - 8:00 - the same evening
as Wine About Winter in Grand Haven.
Below are a few of the many great pieces of artwork you may see
at the show:
"Fairy Ghostmother"
photo collage by Lisa Medendorp |
table by Mike McClung |
"Let Your Colors Burst"
water media by
Angie Briggs Johnson |
"Vase with Trailing Flowers"
papercutting by Krystyna Rosas |
"Sunset"
pastel by Susan Heath
16.5 x 19.5
$425 |
"Eaves Movie Ranch Santa Fe"
photograph by Sara Schwartz |
"Mrs. Shook"
kinetic sculpture by Alan Rosas |
"Shelf" by Michael Moynihan |
"The
Raven" calligraphy by Jane Ewing |
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CALLING ALL
ARTISTS!
Prospectus for the
Winter Art Festival at the Gallery Uptown
Delivery of artwork starts on January 26th and the show
runs from
February 1 - February 25 with the
Opening on Friday, February 4 from 4:30pm - 8:00pm |
Wine About Winter
Is the cold weather getting you down? Well, don’t pout about it,
“Wine” about it!
The Grand Haven Main Street Downtown Development Authority
enthusiastically celebrates winter at the second annual Wine
About Winter event in historic Downtown Grand Haven.
On Friday, January 7, 2011 from 5-8pm, local businesses will
host one or more West Michigan artists, fabulous wines for all
palettes and excellent boutique shopping to create a charming,
winter walking tour of the Downtown and Centertown districts.
Visit any of the participating locations beginning at 5pm to
pick up your tour map. Stop by the businesses in any order you
choose, experience fantastic and some unique wines and then join
everyone at 8pm at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum for some
give-aways and artist awards.
Click here
for your copy of the map with the list of
participating businesses, the artists they will
host and the wines they will serve.
Paintings by artists
Marlan Cotner and Christi Dreese-Carter
Bettye Clark Cannon Gallery
The show runs from November 5 through January
31.
The gallery is located upstairs in the Hilt
Building of the Frauenthal Center, 425 W.
Western Avenue, Muskegon.
For more about these
and other gallery artists please click here.
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Community Art News
and Information
PASTEL
EXPERIENCE WORKSHOP ~ LOUTIT DISTRICT LIBRARY
Saturday January 22, 2011 10:00 AM – 3 PM
Patricia Dee – Art Instructor
This Pastel Experience is loaded with information and
instruction as well as the handling and application of this
rich, quick medium.
You will learn about the origins of pastels and the different
types available, as well as show various applications styles.
Samples of supports will be shown and discussed and you will
have the opportunity to paint on more than one type of paper and
experience the difference between painting on white and tinted
papers.
Leave with a painting.
There will be a $10.00 material fee.
To sign up for the workshop contact Patricia Dee:
patricia@chartermi.net
or 616 842-0221
Click here for more information about the workshop and the instructor.
HeartPrize Competition 2011
Artists are invited to bring their original art to the
Dreese Gallery in Spring Lake for a competition similar to
ArtPrize of Grand Rapids. January 18 through February 5:
Artists bring their art to the gallery. The cost for
entering the competition will be $30 per artist. Only one
piece of art for each artist. Voting and collection of can
foods will begin February 12 with an evening reception that
day from 6 to 8pm. All the can goods collected will be
delivered to Love INC at the completion of the competition.
First Place: $300.
Second Place: $100 gift certificate for framing at the
Dreese Gallery and Framing
Third Place: $50 gift certificate for framing at the Dreese
Gallery and Framing
HeartPrize Organizers: Christi Dreese-Carter and Sheri
Woodard. For more information go to our
Community News page or contact Christi - (616)
844-4453
www.dreesefineart.com
ART EXHIBIT
INVITES ENTRANTS
The Arts Council of White Lake’s White River Gallery and Nuveen
Community Center for the Arts invite artists to submit entries
for the eleventh annual "Change of Seasons Juried Exhibition".
Entries will be received for consideration February 18, 19, and
20 at the Council’s two locations in downtown Montague. Accepted
works will be displayed from March 1 to April 3, 2011. A public
reception will be held March 5 from 1-3 P.M. with awards
presentation
and juror’s statement at 1:30 P.M.
Artists may request an entry form or more information by calling
(231) 894-ARTS(2787). All entries will be accepted February 18 from 10:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m.;
February 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and February 20, 10 a.m. to 12
p.m. at White River
Gallery (adults – 231-894-8659) and the Nuveen Center (youth –
231-894-2787),
located at the corner of Dowling and Ferry Streets in downtown
Montague.
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